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MotoGP Misano Test: Quartararo second on top speed with 2023 Yamaha engine: ‘Super happy!’
Fabio Quartararo must have been pinching himself when he saw he was joint second on the top speed charts during the final morning of the Misano MotoGP test.
MotoGP Misano Test: Bagnaia: Ducati working in opposite area to Yamaha
While MotoGP title rival Fabio Quartararo revelled in the top speed gain from a prototype Yamaha engine, Francesco Bagnaia and Ducati are working on corner speed for 2023.
MotoGP Misano Test: Finger fracture ends Aleix Espargaro’s test, Vinales ‘big step’
Aleix Espargaro’s Misano MotoGP test came to a premature end when he suffered a small fracture at just after midday on Wednesday.
MotoGP Misano Test: Marc Marquez: Very good test, wait and see for Aragon
Marc Marquez moved a step closer to a MotoGP race return at Aragon by increasing his laps and lowering his best time during the final day of the Misano test.
Marc Marquez makes MotoGP return: Not bad, but these bikes are too fast!
After 100 days away from a Repsol Honda, Marc Marquez returned to MotoGP action on Tuesday at the Misano test.
MotoGP Misano Test: Fabio Quartararo ‘happy’ with 2023 Yamaha engine, new chassis
MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo tested a prototype 2023 Yamaha engine and new chassis on the opening day of the Misano test.
Valentino Rossi praised for “mega job” - “he took a step forward” at GT World Challenge Europe
Valentino Rossi was praised for taking “another step forward” despite making a mistake which resulted in going into the gravel in the GT World Challenge Europe.
MotoGP Misano: Keith Huewen: What the hell happened between KTM and Remy Gardner?
A Ducati photo finish at Misano, a three-way title fight and KTM dropping Remy Gardner after just a single season are all on the agenda for this week’s Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.
Suzuki hands Dominique Aegerter surprise MotoGP debut at Misano test
Suzuki has announced that Dominique Aegerter will make his MotoGP debut with the team at tomorrow's Misano test.
Misano MotoGP: Pol Espargaro: I’m slow, we are slow and the bike is not working, it’s super frustrating
An angry Pol Espargaro chose not to blame Brad Binder for his early retirement at the Misano MotoGP, instead taking aim at Honda’s current level of performance.
Misano MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso: Decision to stop here was right, support was crazy, emotional
Andrea Dovizioso has officially brought his MotoGP career to an end after claiming 12th place at his home round in Misano.
MotoGP announces plans for future race in Saudi Arabia
Dorna signs Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of bringing MotoGP to Saudi Arabia on a ‘newly constructed, multi-purpose FIM and FIA homologated circuit’.
Misano MotoGP: Maverick Vinales ready to ‘take the next step’ with Aprilia, clear of previous ‘up and down’ issues?
After securing his third MotoGP podium in four races, Maverick Vinales believes he’s ready to ‘take the next step’ with Aprilia after finally overcoming start, first lap and consistency issues that so often plagued his time at Yamaha.
Misano MotoGP: Enea Bastianini: ‘Feeling so strange’ in early laps, ‘impossible’ to beat Francesco Bagnaia
Despite throwing the kitchen sink at Francesco Bagnaia on the final lap of the Misano MotoGP, a lap that saw him also set the fastest lap of the race, Enea Bastianini ultimately had to play second best at his home race.
San Marino MotoGP: Ducati say “we don’t like team orders” but plan to assist Francesco Bagnaia’s title charge
Ducati will order their army of riders not to engage in “super-aggressive attacks” against each other in a ploy to help Francesco Bagnaia to the MotoGP 2022 championship, says Paolo Ciabatti.
Valentino Rossi admitted a “mistake” as he was forced into the gravel but he ends GT World Challenge Europe race in fifth
Valentino Rossi recovered from being in the gravel and causing a Safety Car to help his team in finishing fifth in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
Misano MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia: ‘I learned my lesson from Le Mans’; Pecco ‘improved’ - Maverick Vinales
After holding off extreme pressure from both Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini, Francesco Bagnaia claimed a fourth consecutive MotoGP win which has seen him move ahead of Aleix Espargaro in the championship.
MotoGP Misano: Jack Miller saw Bagnaia, Bastianini lap times and ‘basically shit my pants!’
How much of a missed opportunity was Jack Miller’s crash from the lead on lap 2 of Sunday’s Misano MotoGP?
MotoGP Misano: Fabio Quartararo ‘frustrated, that was the limit, I could not fight’
World champion Fabio Quartararo was left to ponder a frustrating fifth in Sunday’s Misano MotoGP after ‘reaching the limit’ of his M1, while Francesco Bagnaia replaced Aleix Espargaro as his nearest title rival.
San Marino MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo efforts “heartbreaking” amid Ducati dominance, says Michael Laverty
Fabio Quartararo must face the “worrying prospect” of a season-defining stretch of races at Ducati-friendly venues, says Michael Laverty.
Francesco Bagnaia beats Enea Bastianini in photo-finish to make Ducati MotoGP history at Misano
Francesco Bagnaia becomes the first-ever Ducati rider to win four consecutive MotoGP races after getting the better of Enea Bastianini in an epic Misano Grand Prix.
Enea Bastianini fastest in Misano MotoGP Warm-up as Aleix Espargaro and Marco Bezzecchi come close to contact
Enea Bastianini leads a Ducati 1-2-3 during Misano MotoGP Warm-up, with Fabio Quartararo fourth fastest for Yamaha.
‘He soon put me to bed’ - Jack Miller out to avoid Austria repeat after first MotoGP pole in four years
While Ducati’s incredible dominance in qualifying continued at Misano as Jack Miller claimed an 11th pole in 14 races for the Italian manufacturer this season, the Australian’s top time in Q2 was just the second pole of his MotoGP career.
MotoGP Misano: Aleix Espargaro felt ‘angry and disappointed’, ‘needs podium’
Aleix Espargaro will start the Misano MotoGP just behind title leader Fabio Quartararo, but with the pair only eighth and ninth on the grid it was of no consolation.